We once had an America where the vast majority shared basic values of family, faith, personal integrity, responsibility, accountability, honor. A handshake was as good as a signed contract in most matters, and most accidents and disagreements were settled amicably without lawyers or courts getting involved.I call MAGA a sales pitch. Just like I call Build-Back-Better a sales pitch.
If MAGA means Make American Great Again, it means we were once great.
Can somewhat tell me when that was, what made us "great" and when you'll know we've gotten back to that point ?
I contend that people (because I've been cornering them on this topic) don't know what they mean when they say MAGA.
Nobody I've talked to can give me specifics.
One person I talked to said:
Well, in 1960, we didn't have the illegal problem we have now. So I asked what the problem is now (in terms of numbers). Didn't have it. How about 1960...didn't have it. I decided to forego the easy follow up question and move on.
So I am going to say, I think America is great now. We have A LOT of issues, for sure. But I still love living here and am grateful for my freedoms and liberties.
I see MAGA as a sales pitch and an implication that we've lost something (but nobody can tell me what). And I am not so sure American was any greater then than it is today.
Let me know what you think.
Rule #1: Provide specifics.
Rule #2: If you want to argue generalities, you have to be very clear on what they are and the basis for them.
Rule #3: No commentary on the "other side"
We had the best education system in the world.
We had the best healthcare system in the world.
We had the best economy in the world.
We had the most innovative and creative initiatives in the world.
Democrats and Republicans worked together to provide mostly good government that promoted and accomplished the most free, most powerful, most benevolent, most secure nation in the world allowing for the most liberty, prosperity, choices, options and opportunity ever known on Planet Earth.
That what MAGA stands for.